play Are Argentina finally becoming less reliant on Lionel Messi? (1:43)Gab Marcotti examines the impact Argentina’s win over Mexico will have on Lionel Messi and his teammates. (1:43) 7:18 PM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — Lionel Messi said Argentina have finally arrived at the World Cup after his goal helped beat Mexico 2-0 at Lusail Stadium. … Read more
play Should VAR have denied Ronaldo his penalty vs. Ghana? (1:12)Dale Johnson discusses the VAR incidents from Portugal’s clash with Ghana. (1:12) 11:02 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — Cristiano Ronaldo performed a stroke of “genius” to win a controversial penalty for Portugal in their 3-2 win over Ghana, FIFA’s expert World Cup analysts said in … Read more
Getty Images The 2022 FIFA World Cup wraps up its first round of games on a Thanksgiving Thursday. The tournament began on Sunday Nov. 20 with Ecuador downing the host nation 2-0. On Monday the United States men’s national team drew their opener against Wales before drawing with England. On Tuesday Argentina suffered the first … Read more
Getty Images Argentina, one of the pre-tournament favorites to win the World Cup, will look to get their campaign back on track when they face familiar foe Mexico Saturday. Lionel Messi and company are coming off of a shocking 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia and now have no more margin for error as they look … Read more
play Gomez: It could be a very painful tournament for Costa Rica (1:35)Herculez Gomez predicts a tough ride for Costa Rica at the World Cup after their opening 7-0 defeat by Spain. (1:35) Nov 24, 2022 DOHA, Qatar — The past four times Bayern Munich have played Barcelona in the Champions League, the aggregate score … Read more
play Adams promises ‘ultra-aggressive’ USMNT in Iran decider (1:09)USMNT captain Tyler Adams looks ahead to the USMNT’s decisive final Group B clash with Iran. (1:09) 4:27 PM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — Goals from Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez saved Argentina from elimination in the World Cup and defeated Mexico 2-0 on Saturday in Group C. … Read more
play What the World Cup fan village in Qatar looks like (1:56)Mark Ogden has a look around Ras Abu Fontas fan village 10 miles south of downtown Doha. (1:56) 12:55 PM ET Kylian Mbappe struck twice as defending champions France claimed a narrow 2-1 win over Denmark on Saturday and became the first team to … Read more
play Laurens: Neymar won’t play in the next two games (0:52)Julien Laurens confirms Neymar will miss the rest of the World Cup group stage for Brazil after injury in the victory against Serbia. (0:52) 2:07 PM ET Brazil will face Switzerland in the World Cup on Monday without their talisman Neymar, ruled out by an … Read more
play Richarlison’s spectacular scissor-kick gets the Lego treatment (0:24)Richarlison’s opener, as well as his acrobatic goal for Brazil against Serbia at the World Cup recreated in Lego. (0:24) 12:48 PM ET FIFA opened proceedings against Serbia‘s football association after a flag which showed Kosovo as part of their country was allegedly hung in the dressing … Read more
Getty Images Titleholders France are the first nation into the knockout phase of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after a 2-1 win over Denmark at Stadium 974 in Doha. Kylian Mbappe scored both of Les Bleus’ goals as Didier Deschamps’ men twice took the lead in Qatar either side of an Andreas Christensen header. That … Read more
